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Lawyers for ‘Rust’ armourer move to get case dismissed after Baldwin trial collapses
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2024
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Nah, this sort of shit happens all the time.
Baldwin just has the power and influence to fight the charge.
Not on high profile cases, no it does not.
(Well, excluding Trump trials … Trump truly hires the best.)
I think you overestimate Baldwin's current star power. These days, he's a B-lister, at best. Aside from this trial, he hasn't really been relevant in pop culture for a while now.
He's still rich, for sure. But I doubt he's still rich enough to buy a judge, if he ever was to begin with.
You don't need to bribe a judge.
You need enough money to have a team of lawyers grind through the evidence and find what's been hidden.
Compare this to having a public defender with limited resources. They basically have to trust the DA's office.
What's depressing about this is the DA's office is so used to getting away with this shady shit, that they can't do their job properly even when they know they're under a higher level of scrutiny. Think of all the average Joes that have been fucked over by these guys.
Rich persons justice isn't really about bribing your way out of things. It's about having enough resources that you can force the system to behave, for you, in the way that it's meant to.
This is instead of the usual process that just steamrolls over every poor bastard that ends up in court.
If there’s one thing we’ve discovered over the years, those in charge are surprisingly cheap to bribe.
The Baldwins are extremely well connected. One of them is married to Justin Bieber. Who just got 10mil for performing at that 350mil Indian wedding. Alec is also a movie producer, which you cannot do if you have no money.
What if that judge's daughter is a huge Justin Bieber fan? Or wants front row tickets to a fashion show or backstage Coachella passes? Or attend a movie premiere? That's all within his scope
My cynical self agrees with you. But also, Hanlon's Razor.